none of my friends have a manual car for me to practice, and the local driving school charges $100 for one session, i was thinking if anyone around sgv area has an old beat up stick shift car laying around maybe you can help me practicing. of course there will be compen$ation for you as well.

real easy!! learn in 1 hour , but i dont have a manuel car no more
Get use to first gear and your all set!

Sears driving school.

I think you should just practice in your new car, thats how I did it when I first learned (though it was a Honda Accord, my clutch was high to engage as well, so most people had a few issues with it). The clutch is stronger than you think, you wailing away on it to learn won't kill too much life on it. My Accord's clutch was still extremely grabby when I sold it, and it had 80k miles on it, all newbie manual miles until the day I sold it. The key is to have a person who has experience with the car give you good pointers. The rest is up to you...

my g is an auto.

i'm having trouble with clutch engaging, i often stalled because i either let go the clutch too quick or give too much gas.

you gotta learn how to balance... Step on clutch and gas same time and slowly release clutch and gas at the same time..

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i'ts more like..
slowly release clutch while increasing pressure on gas pedal.

It's all about getting your timing down.

why you wanna learn how to drive manual then? the only way you'll really get it is practice...

15min i can teach u the basics, rest is experience.. it'll cost u $5.40 for a #1 at In&Out.. or if u wana hardwire my radar to my fuse for me lol..

downside is ur not learning on my car xP

IMO you cant learn manual on a car like this.. u need a POS where you feel every bump and bog from the engine/tranny

Go to a dealer and "test drive" a car. Thats how I learned when I was 16 and buying my first car. The Salesman was actually pretty cool about teaching me how to drive a stick. Of course I bought a different car than the one I learned in. I've only owned 1 automatic car since and I traded it in within 2 years to get my 6MT Coupe.

I learned on my 6MT

I learned on my 6MT the first night I brought it home, stalled a couple times the first weekend but learned over time. However, can't say i've mastered it yet.

I learned on my 6MT as well.. I had to drive it home, only having driving stick 2 times. You will stall (probably more than you think your car will handle) but once you get used to it it's a breeze. Good Luck